Our Board
SwingPals Board Of Directors
Executive Director
Doug Hodges
Graduated City University Business School, London, England, in 1980. Established a floor brokerage operation on the New York Commodities Exchange in 1983. Launched his own successful trading career 1986. Retired 1999. Mentored children 1997 - 2010 through Big Brothers Big Sisters. Elected to membership in the PGA 2006. Established SwingPals 2010.
Board President
Ed Dudley
Managing Partner of L2P Financial Partners. Over 20 years of financial services experience. Previous roles: Senior Vice President of FSC Securities in Atlanta, GA, Senior Vice President / Regional Business Director of Wells Fargo Advisors in Marietta, GA & Regional Vice President of Evergreen Investments in Miami, FL.
Board Vice President
Lanny D. Ealey
Raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Graduated North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, BS in Business Management. Member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Twenty years of healthcare industry experience. Senior Account Manager with Prime Therapeutics. Past employment: Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Accenture.
Board Treasurer
James Bick
Banking (retired). Former Chair, Advisory Board, Salvation Army of Durham, Orange, and Person Counties. Former Trustee, Durham Academy. Board member, Old Chatham Golf Club.
Board Secretary
Jan Doyle
Graduated East Carolina University, BS in Business Education. Co-owner of MJD Company, LLC, property management company. Past employment: NC Division of Veterans Affairs, Occidental Life Insurance Company, and Flexible Computer Corporation.
Board Member
Ron Harman
Founded Chief Technology Officer Outsourcing in 2007 providing fractional CTO services. Ron has 25 years of experience partnering with C-suite executives and entrepreneurs to conceptualize, develop, and deliver software solutions. Past Experience: Chief Technology Officer at MDeverywhere. Prior to a career in technology, Ron worked with teenagers as a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor.
Board Member
Dr. Michael Fuga
Principal in Durham Public Schools for 13 years, served on the Boards of the Augustine Literacy Project, Literacy through Photography Project with Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Superintendent’s Principal’s Advisory Council, Superintendent’s Budget Advisory Committee.
Board Member
Neil Harrington
Research Director at NC Child, a nonprofit organization advancing policies that create the supports and environment for all North Carolina children to thrive. Nearly a decade of experience in research, political, and public relations consulting. Holds a Master of Public Policy degree from Duke University and BA in History and Political Science from the University of Mississippi.
Board Member
Dr. Billy Mims
Earned an Ed.D in Education Leadership and a MS degree in Administration and Supervision from Nova Southeastern University. Graduated from North Carolina Agricultural & Technology State University with a BS in Health & Physical Education. Billy is a retired educator who has served Durham Public Schools for 40 years.
Board Member
Cory Williams
Graduated from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in 2018 with a major in Physical Education. After serving as an intern with SwingPals for the 2018-19 academic year, became a full-time Community Liaison/Golf Mindfulness Coach for the next four years. After leaving SwingPals, became a board member in July 2022.
Board Member
Nicole Stafford
Nicole holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Minnesota, with a focus on Marketing and Non-Profit Management, and is currently pursuing a Master of Public Policy at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy, with a focus on economic development and anti-poverty policy. Prior to her graduate degree, she worked seven years in private sector consulting at Accenture and one year at a global health nonprofit.